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27. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Sun Apr 26, 2015, 12:50 AM

Apr 2015

A classic alternate history in a world where Germany and Japan won WW II

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

An alien planet where technology has allowed an elite few to set themselves up as Hindu gods

The Many-Colored Land by Julian May

The start of a series about time travel into the Pliocene and aliens and psychic powers and such

Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg

A brutal personal novel about a man who can read minds.

Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
One of the most incredible novels ever written about a depressing over-populated world

The Man who Folded Himself by David Gerrold

Time travel novel that really explores the potential for paradox.

To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer

Alien planet where everyone who ever lived over the age of five is resurrected

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Looking for a good science fiction book. [View all] RandySF Apr 2015 OP

The Truth Machine ret5hd Apr 2015 #1

The Time Cellar by our own DFW! annabanana Apr 2015 #2

The Foundation Trilogy. Asimov Lochloosa Apr 2015 #3

The Last Policeman Trilogy by Ben H. Winters. antiquie Apr 2015 #4

What type of Science fiction? dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #5

I know Neal sharp_stick Apr 2015 #8

I am gonna have to read them just to keep family peace. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #11

Try Snowcrash sharp_stick Apr 2015 #12

I don't know Neal but I, too, will hype his stuff to the end of the Earth antiquie Apr 2015 #9

Fun, fairly new space opera sharp_stick Apr 2015 #6

Earth Abides by George R. Stewart Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #7

Stewart also did Ordeal By Hunger Special Prosciuto Apr 2015 #16

An excellent choice! One of my all-time favorites! lastlib Apr 2015 #18

A few suggestions, all classics-- First Speaker Apr 2015 #10

"Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank (nt) Paladin Apr 2015 #13

good one!! lastlib Apr 2015 #19

consider phlebas Bosonic Apr 2015 #14

I was going to suggest Banks as well. cemaphonic Apr 2015 #22

Ditto on that. Player of Games preceded Consider Phlebas ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2015 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author eppur_se_muova Apr 2015 #30

Have you read his non-sf stuff? cemaphonic Apr 2015 #38

The Ship Who Sang - McCaffrey HeiressofBickworth Apr 2015 #15

McCaffrey did a whole series on the ships that sang hankthecrank Apr 2015 #33

Any book by Ray Bradbury is worth reading. n/t RebelOne Apr 2015 #17

Riverworld series, Philip Jose Farmer. hay rick Apr 2015 #20

Arthur C. Clarke lastlib Apr 2015 #21

And his short stories sarge43 Apr 2015 #37

Gene Wolfe is great cemaphonic Apr 2015 #23

I was blown away by the Travis Chase series by Patrick Lee. Dr. Strange Apr 2015 #24

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was pretty good. Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 #25

Best in the audio book version with Douglas Adams reading. longship Apr 2015 #45

A Canticle for Liebowitz. n/t murielm99 Apr 2015 #26

The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick CBGLuthier Apr 2015 #27

Joshua Son of None............ mrmpa Apr 2015 #28

Alastair Reynolds -- all four books in the Revelation Space trilogy eppur_se_muova Apr 2015 #31

Anything without "Ender" in the title is probably OK. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2015 #32

Samuel R. Delany's Nova Prisoner_Number_Six Apr 2015 #34

Kovacs series by Richard K. Morgan Paulie Apr 2015 #35

RandySF, I love the books by the writing team Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #36

Here's one I liked; Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2015 #39

The acceptance of reality is the best of science and fiction to be disproven seveneyes Apr 2015 #40

Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax Series #1, 2, 3) OxQQme Apr 2015 #41

VALIS....and anything else by P.K. Dick. PassingFair Apr 2015 #42

a few of my favorites Hiro Case Apr 2015 #43

The Martian, by Andy Weir. longship Apr 2015 #44

Ursula K LeGuin is my favorite science fiction author oldandhappy Apr 2015 #46